From Scoliosis to SUCCESSFUL Pottery Artist

Morgan McCarver tells of her difficult time with Scoliosis and how she found her passion and skill with Pottery.#pottery #claypottery #clay ================All Episodes can be found at ⁠www.thecryptopodcast.org⁠ All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠------------------   About my Guest Morgan McCarverMorgan McCarver was born and raised in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Her work is inspired by her female mentors of past and present, as well as her connection to Victorian corsetry through her scoliosis journey. She received an art degree with a ceramics concentration and a double minor in art history and business in 2019 from Anderson University in Anderson, SC. McCarver had the honor of receiving the 2019 Outstanding Art Major Ceramics Award her senior year. As a 2020 701 Center for Contemporary Art prize finalist, she had the honor of being the youngest artist to ever make it that far. She is a multi-award winning artist who recently received an Artist Support Grant to attend a national ceramics conference. She has had the honor of displaying her work in 3 solo exhibitions, “FemininiTEA” 2020, “The Strength of a Wildflower” 2022 and “Postures in Porcelain” 2023. She recently completed a residency at Edgewood Cottage in Blowing Rock Summer 2023 and participated 2022 as well. McCarver has studios in Asheville, NC and Spartanburg, SC. Her art can be found in various galleries around the Carolinas and Tennessee. Her first book, “God the Artist: Revealing God’s Creative Side Through Pottery,” will be released with Morgan James Publishing January 9, 2024. What we Discussed: 0:00:30 Who is Morgan Mc Carver0:03:00 What age she was when she had the operation for Scoliosis 0:04:40 Was she suffering with pain fro Scoliosis0:06:00 The fear that the surgery could go wrong0:07:50 The Recovery after the Operation0:09:10 How she got into Pottery0:10:00 BA of Arts for Pottery0:11:20 Are her designs thought or it comes from her own Creavity0:13:00 What is Screen Printing0:14:20 Is there Different Types of Clay0:16:10 The Process to make the clay0:17:40 Is the Clay or fumes dangerous0:19:00 Tools for Trimming your Pottery0:20:30 The Drying Process of Pottery0:22:00 Different Types of Kilns0:24:30 How to Fire the Kiln Properly0:26:15 The Price of Pottery Kilns0:27:10 The prices increased a lot0:29:30 How the Glazing works0:31:40 Dishwasher & Microwave Proof0:32:50 The Awards that she received for her Pottery0:35:00 Her reasonable Prices V's the amount of Work0:39:30 Her support from her Grandmother0:40:00 Why she decided to write the book about PoteryHow to Contact Morgan McCarverwww.MorganMcCarver.comhttps://www.facebook.com/morgan.mccarver.7https://www.instagram.com/morgan_mccarver_porcelain/https://www.linkedin.com/in/morgan-mccarver/------------------All about Roy / Brain Gym & Virtual Assistants at ⁠https://roycoughlan.com/⁠ ___________________🤝 JOIN OUR SPEAKING PODCAST COMMUNITY✦ Website: https://www.podfather.me/✦ YouTube: / https://www.youtube.com/@roycoughlan✦ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speakingpodcast/✦ Facebook: / https://www.facebook.com/speakingpodcast✦ TikTok: / https://www.tiktok.com/@roycoughlanpodcaster___________________#MorganMcCarver#potterybook #Scoliosis#learnpottery